Europa Barbarorum II FAQ

[V.T. Marvin]

Hello friend!

Although the trait system is still very much work-to-be-done, we do have currently a script that does allow for manual selection of faction heir by the player. So the option is there, but so is a discussion whether, if the engine could be manipulated into selecting reliably men with proper inheritance right, it would not be better for dynastic factions to have the game decide the next heir. I would argue that it might add to the realism, because in RL also not always the best men become heir to the throne - cf. late Ptolemies...

Ad your second question the answer is simple - certainly yes!

Unlike many commercial titles EB does not believe in "streamlining", i.e. dumbing-down, so - at its final stage - EBII will be not less, but more, complex and deep than EB 1.2.

P.S.- And thanks to your terrific contribution to EB 1.x!

[kambiz]

@V.T. Marvin
Hi mate ,Glad to see meet you again here after long time

Regarding ability to choose faction heir ,it is true that limiting player choice makes the game more realistic However I think freedom of choice can help the EB players (As those who choose to play this mod are not like other total war players) to make his own dynasty ! for example in my previous Baktrian campaign after about 100 years I somehow created a kind of internal uprising that resulted in removal of ruling dynasty and installing a new one simply by choosing my next faction heir to be of another family (The name of the new family was Choramaios and they were of hetrogenes).
I generally believe players should not be limited as much as possible so please think more before implementing or not implementing this feature.

Unlike many commercial titles EB does not believe in "streamlining", i.e. dumbing-down, so - at its final stage - EBII will be not less, but more, complex and deep than EB 1.2.

That's great Let me remind you something , Rome 2 was a disaster but with this recent news about porting total war games to consoles now there's no hope even for future titles and we should accept that this great franchise is dying So at least for old fans like us mods are the only things remained of the old happy days. And EB being the best mod in the series now EBII is even more important than before. So take your time and know that many are waiting for this mod to come out and show CA/SEGA how a Rome2 should have been

And thanks to your terrific contribution to EB 1.x!

Thanks mate ,I'm really proud of Pahlavi voicemod. You reminded Me the good old days ,I really missed Ario (The Persian Cataphract) He was the one did the main job ,I just finished it. Do you have any news of him?

[V.T. Marvin]

Regarding ability to choose faction heir ,it is true that limiting player choice makes the game more realistic However I think freedom of choice can help the EB players (As those who choose to play this mod are not like other total war players) to make his own dynasty !

That is very good point, roleplaying was always fun in EB 1.x and we should provide ample room for it in EBII as well. In any case the ability to choose your heir is there right now and will certainly be there at the first release. Also technically it is not difficult to make it optional and let the player decide at start of each new campaign.

I really missed Ario (The Persian Cataphract) [...] Do you have any news of him?

I have joined the Team just year ago so I know him only from public fora and yes, I miss him too. AFAIK he got married and his new responsibilities led him to say farewell to EB and leave. Have not heard from him nor saw any post of his since.

[Brennus]

@kambiz I tried to contact him several months ago to see if there was any chance of him composing some new music for EBII, unfortunately his contact details seemed to have changed since.

Actually, that's not news at all.

[kambiz]

I tried to contact him several months ago to see if there was any chance of him composing some new music for EBII, unfortunately his contact details seemed to have changed since.

This is a big lose for the community Hopefully EB2 will continue to use his works

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

This is a big lose for the community Hopefully EB2 will continue to use his works

As the one currently responsible for the Pahlava in EB2, I can say that we are definately using a lot of the research that TPC contributed. I haven't heard from him for several years though. However, he and Steppe Merc left behind a treasure trove of material that we have worked on and developed over the course of the project.

[kambiz]

@Mithridates VI Eupator
Nice to meet you mate. I'm sure you can handle it very well I'm not a historian myself otherwise really liked to help them yet despite being busy with RL I'm ready to help as much as I can

Wish you and EB team good luck

[Goopy]

I look forward to the game. In our country we love EB1 and still make submods. Good luck with the development.